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#4E8218

#4e8218 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e8218 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 50.98% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.54% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 89.43°, with 68.83% saturation and 30.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1765

Complementary

  1. #4e8218
  2. #4c1882

Split complementary

  1. #4e8218
  2. #181982
  3. #811882

Analogous

  1. #828118
  2. #4e8218
  3. #198218

Triadic

  1. #4e8218
  2. #184e82
  3. #82184e

Tetradic

  1. #4e8218
  2. #18824c
  3. #4c1882
  4. #82184e

Square

  1. #4e8218
  2. #188281
  3. #4c1882
  4. #821819

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1103
  2. #27410c
  3. #4e8218
  4. #75c324
  5. #9bdf54

Shades

#4e8218 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e8218
  2. #467516
  3. #3e6813
  4. #375b11
  5. #2f4e0e
  6. #27410c
  7. #1f340a
  8. #172707
  9. #101a05
  10. #080d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e8218 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e8218
  2. #608f2f
  3. #719b46
  4. #83a85d
  5. #95b474
  6. #a7c18c
  7. #b8cda3
  8. #cadaba
  9. #dce6d1
  10. #edf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e8218 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e8218
  2. #538222
  3. #58822d
  4. #5d8137
  5. #628142
  6. #67814c
  7. #6c8156
  8. #718161
  9. #76806b
  10. #7b8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677a5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e7c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #757c09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #707920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e7f58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e8218 {
  color: #4e8218;
}
Background
.bg-4e8218 {
  background-color: #4e8218;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e8218 {
  border: 2px solid #4e8218;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e8218;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 130 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 69% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e8218 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e8218, #198218);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e8218 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 130 24 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 2.57 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 3.15 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.00 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.45 #008000 Green ΔE 6.58 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.44 #b17de7 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Avocado
#4e8218  rgb(78, 130, 24)  hsl(89, 69%, 30%)  Avocado
#4c1882  rgb(76, 24, 130)  hsl(269, 69%, 30%)  Indigo
#184e82  rgb(24, 78, 130)  hsl(209, 69%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#82184e  rgb(130, 24, 78)  hsl(329, 69%, 30%)  Pansy Purple